AI Engineer
Company: Haystack
Location: Washington, DC (Remote)
Salary: $286.2k - $326.7k per year
Type: Full-time
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-08-04
About this role
We're working with a leading financial institution that is leveraging cutting-edge machine learning to build responsible and reliable AI systems, revolutionizing the banking experience for millions of customers. Their investments in technology infrastructure and world-class talent position them at the forefront of enterprises applying AI to deliver personalized and real-time solutions.
The Role
- Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products that transform associate workflows and customer interactions.
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and support AI software components including foundation model training, LLM inference, and guardrails.
- Leverage a broad stack of Open Source and SaaS AI technologies.
- Invent and introduce state-of-the-art LLM optimization techniques to improve performance of large-scale production AI systems.
- Contribute to the technical vision and long-term roadmap of foundational AI systems.
What You'll Need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, AI, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field with at least 10 years of experience developing AI and ML algorithms or technologies.
- At least 10 years of experience programming with Python, Go, Scala, or Java.
- Experience deploying scalable and responsible AI solutions on cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).
- Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor an engineering organization and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
- Passion for staying abreast of the latest AI research and applying novel techniques in production.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex AI concepts to peers.
What's On Offer
- Opportunity to work on transformative AI projects in the financial industry.
- Collaborate with world-class applied science and engineering teams.
- Contribute to building industry-leading capabilities and breakthrough product experiences.
- Comprehensive, competitive, and i...